New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-19
ARREST OF FATHER KELLER.
ONE LAW FOR THE RICH. ANOTHER FOX
THE POOR
KILLING AT YOUGHAL BY THE PoLICE-A "oN'
sTABULARY INSPECTOR REFUSES TO oDEh
THE COKONER-FAILURE OF THE
ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.


ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
IBY CABLE TO THE TRIBuNEl
Copyyioht 1887: North A,nertcGnCdote Ntts co.
LONDON March 1S.-The Government VIII hardiy
be able to introduce their Coercion bill on Mouoay
after ALL Tonight was taken up with remark
able debate on the arrest of Father Keller. which
has lust taken place IN Yougbal and on the state
of things Ill that town which resulted III the uea'n
at the hands Of the police, OF the wldow SUI
Hanion. The circumstances in connection WIN
this arrest vivdly illustrate the new Government
nolicv of exasperation. Father Keller has been
arrested on n warrant of the Bankruptcy Court
for contempt in refusing to give evidence
apa,nst his flock in connection with
the Plan of Campaign. The Court had issued
previous warrant, which it dropped after an aoor-
tive effort to execute it, as soon as the renarKaDe
letter Of the Bishop of Cloyne approving Father
Keiers action appeared. 1t was just then thai Slr
Michael Hcks-Beach resigned and MI. baifour'
not liking begin his official career with haSco
urged the Bankruptcy Court 10 ssue another war
rant. He also assembled in Dublin Castle meet
ing of all the divisional magistrates in Ireland and
instructed them to order the police TO shoot the
people whenever they got the least
excuse. The first result of this blood
thirsty mandate was the Killing OF
Young Hanlon by the extra police who went 10
Youghal to effect the arrest Of Father Keller
The most extraordinary thing that has occurred
in connection with these proceedings was what
took place at the cOroners inquest on the Dody OF
Hanlon. The police offered every obstruction they
could to the law in its endeavor to orng ramon
murderer to Justice They have refused to give evil
dence in the Coroner's Court so that that Official
has been obliged TO issue q warrant for the
committal of police witnesses for contempt
uora comes q startling contrast. The
inspector whom the coroner ordered 10
execute his warrant simply stuck the paper III MS
belt and laughed IN the coroners face, and when
the coroner in open court ordered him secono
time to place the police witness under arrest ne
flalIy refused to obey.
American readers will note that the offence Of
Father Keller aud the offence of the policeman
committed by the coroner were precisely the same,
namely, refusing to give evidence; with the ciner-
ence that the priest, the privileged cOnfessor OF
his flock refused to be,ray secrets conided TO him,
which he is bound by his religion to guard with
his life while the policeman, a sworn ofhcer o.
the law, was Obstructng the law IN ORDER
10 shield n redhanded muruerer. Yet the Govern
Inent have lent all their forces and ged peace
fui district into boodshed and disturbance III order
to effect the arrest of Father Keller and have at the
same time refused to stir a finger to execute war
rant for the arrest of the police witnesses ms iac
speaks more eoquently than words OF the charac-
ter OF the English Government IN Ireland .
Tonight the cOid-blooded irish secretary-Mr
PaIfour-justifed the action of the poice; 6uf the
OF the ponce III using every cHOII 'HO
identity of the constable who stabbed Hanlon is
q confession that they are conscious the deed was
wapton crime commit ed in order to earn the ap-
proval of The new Chief Secretary. 1t was proved
at the inquest that the crowd upon which the po-
lice charged numbered only thirty unarmcd per.
sons. while the police numbered twenty-uve armed G
with rifles and bayOnets. 1t was also proved by
eye-witnesses that the policeman who stabbed Han.
Ion did SO when he was fleeing, and having slam
him. rushed into doorway to stab another
man. Father Keller, who is a venerable
priest respects ted by people of all classes and all re-
1,Csous i'll his district, was, while on his way TO
Dublin, as q prisoner TODAY. presented at lhnrles
with an ADDRESS by the Archbishop OF CasLel in
person. " 49,. 49,
Mr Gladstone's speech last night and Sir George
TIevelyan's Of the night before established OeyohG
question what l long ago was able 10 into:m YOU
Of which is The utter lmpOssi blllty OF any agree
ment between Mr. Gladstone and the refractory
Radicals aud Liberal CnioDIsts, resulting rom the
Round Table Conference. Mr.. Gladstone declares
that Home Rule must preccde land purchase he
cause he wants an Insh Government to be respon-
sIble for any money British taxpayers may advance,
while Mr.. Chamberlain wants the land purchase
before home Rule because le hopes the settlement
of the land question would XII the demand TOT
Home Rule. These are twOtundamentaily different
points of vIew and when, in addition, 1t IS borne
iu mind that Mr.. Chamberains first and last object
is TO upset Mr. Gladstone. II will be seen that the
hope of reconciliation utterly futile. -,
= GILL. nj. II.